Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown (at podium) and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly holding press conference announcing the successful breakup of $1 million Queens-based identity theft and counterfeit credit card ring. Queens-Based Identity Theft And Counterfeit Credit Card Operation Dismantled A forged credit card and identity theft ring based in Queens and with roots in the Far East has […]
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Police Seek Missing ManRicardo Gonzalez Police Seek Missing Man Police are seeking the public’s help in finding Ricardo Gonzalez, a 28-year-old Hispanic male, who was last seen leaving Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05 76th Ave., New Hyde Park, on Thursday, March 6 at 8:20 p.m. Gonzalez lives at 75-59 263rd St., Glen Oaks. He is five feet, three inches tall, weighs […]
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Queens-Based Identity Theft And Counterfeit Credit Card Operation DismantledQueens District Attorney Richard A. Brown (at podium) and NYPD Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly holding press conference announcing the successful breakup of $1 million Queens-based identity theft and counterfeit credit card ring. Queens-Based Identity Theft And Counterfeit Credit Card Operation Dismantled A forged credit card and identity theft ring based in Queens and with roots in the Far East has […]
Inclusivity Is Hallmark Of Sunnyside St. Pat’s Parade
No nationally known political figures graced the ninth annual St. Patrick’s Parade in Sunnyside and Woodside, and even Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave notice he wouldn’t be around this year, though once he had said he’d attend each parade faithfully, even after he had left office. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Controller William Thompson did return, since each is planning […]
Bus Driver Helps Nab Vandal
City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. took comfort in the knowledge that he is not alone in the war on graffiti. Negative responses to him personally in the graffiti battle do get him a little depressed, he admitted. But Vallone said the story of a bus driver who recently confronted a graffiti vandal in his neighborhood “reminds me why I fight”. […]
Maloney Hails Bill Passed Ending Oil Company Subsidies
Congressmember Carolyn Maloney, after voting for a bill which cuts subsidies to major oil companies and invests the savings in job-creating technologies, stated that at a time when gasoline prices are soaring, the United States needs to invest in programs to create clean energy jobs to protect the environment and national security. At the time that the bill was voted […]
Get Cash For Upgrading Gas Heating Equipment
For a limited time, apartment buildings, co-ops and condos in Con Edison gas territory can receive significant cash incentives for upgrading natural gas heating equipment, such as boilers and hot water heaters. As a result of the rate case settlement between Con Edison and the New York State Public Service Commission, high-efficiency gas heating upgrades can be subsidized through the […]
City Schools Face Large Cuts In Upcoming Budget
Every single agency in city government will undergo funding cuts in next year’s budget because of the failing economy, but the Department of Education is slated to suffer the deepest reduction, City Council Finance Committee Chairman David Weprin reported yesterday as hearings began on the city’s preliminary 2008- 09 budget. Weprin said the cuts total $504 million. The DOE portion […]
Save The Date For Queens Chamber Of Commerce Events
Mar. 11, 5 p.m., Executive & Board of Director Meeting, Café On The Green; 6 p.m., dinner and meeting Mar. 12/13, all day, Membership Phonathon Mar. 14, 8:30 a.m., IT Committee Meeting Mar. 18, 11:30 a.m. Registration/Networking St. Patrick’s Day luncheon, Terrace on the Park Apr. 17, Installation luncheon, Antun’s Queens Village Apr. 18, 8:30 a.m., IT Committee Meeting May […]
Bendell Personifies Business Leader Qualities
As he began his address before a breakfast meeting of the Queens College Business Forum at the end of February, Bruce Bendell, chairman of Major Automotive Companies Inc. and a 1975 graduate of Queens College, told his audience that if anybody in the room was interested in buying a car he was ready to deal. At the end of the […]